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The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood’s blockbuster movie which was nominated for six academy awards, including best picture.

From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. His fellow American warriors, whom he protected with deadly precision from rooftops and stealth positions during the Iraq War, called him “The Legend”; meanwhile, the enemy feared him so much they named him al-Shaitan (“the devil”) and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle, who was tragically killed in 2013, writes honestly about the pain of war—including the deaths of two close SEAL teammates—and in moving first-person passages throughout, his wife, Taya, speaks openly about the strains of war on their family, as well as on Chris. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle’s masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time.

About the authors

SEAL Team 3 Chief Chris Kyle (1974–2013) was awarded two Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars with Valor, and numerous other citations. Following four combat tours in Iraq, he became chief instructor for training Naval Special Warfare sniper teams. He is the author of American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms. A native Texan, Kyle is survived by his wife, Taya, and their two children.

Scott McEwen is a trial lawyer in San Diego.

Jim DeFelice is the co-author of Chris Kyle’s #1 New York Times bestseller American Sniper. He also is the author of Omar Bradley: General at War, the first in-depth critical biography of America’s last five-star general, and the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Code Name: Johnny Walker: The Extraordinary Story of the Iraqi Who Risked Everything to Fight with the U.S. Navy SEALs. He writes acclaimed military thrillers, including the Rogue Warrior series from Richard Marcinko, founder of SEAL Team 6, and the novels in the Dreamland series with Dale Brown.

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AMERICAN SNIPER: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper In U.S. Military History Memoir of America's most prolific sniper, with an emphasis on the grisly, unpredictable nature of contemporary warfare.With more than 250 confirmed kills in Iraq and several citations for bravery, including two Silver Stars, Kyle may well be the "most lethal" soldier in American military history. Fortunately, this memoir (written with co-authors Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice) takes a more

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Review: American Sniper Gripping, eyeopening, and powerful, AMERICAN SNIPER is the astonishing autobiography of SEAL Chief Chris Kyle, who is the recordholding sniper in US military history. Kyle has more than 150 officially confirmed kills (the previous American record was 109), though his remarkable career total has not been made public by the Pentagon. In this New York Times bestselling memoir, Kyle shares the true ...

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Connor crawford Awesome book

Random Kidz Life

This book is great but can you nac because to be a really good sniper you need to know how to nac.

Connor F-W

Great Book A true america hero.

Jaren Bain

Great story detailing the company at experiences of one of our greatest American brothers.

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AMERICAN SNIPER: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper In U.S. Military History Memoir of America's most prolific sniper, with an emphasis on the grisly, unpredictable nature of contemporary warfare.With more than 250 confirmed kills in Iraq and several citations for bravery, including two Silver Stars, Kyle may well be the "most lethal" soldier in American military history. Fortunately, this memoir (written with co-authors Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice) takes a more

Review: American Sniper Gripping, eyeopening, and powerful, AMERICAN SNIPER is the astonishing autobiography of SEAL Chief Chris Kyle, who is the recordholding sniper in US military history. Kyle has more than 150 officially confirmed kills (the previous American record was 109), though his remarkable career total has not been made public by the Pentagon. In this New York Times bestselling memoir, Kyle shares the true ...

Hard Pass The book was terribly written and he comes off as a psychopath given a pass to kill as many people as he wanted. Didn't seem to have any qualms taking so many lives either. Definitely wouldn't recommend.

Minimum Standards Never Accepted Expectations exceeded. I had a perception of how the story would go. Not even close, other than he was on the gun. If you haven't read this yet, just buy it, read it, then pass it down to your children who are old enough. Pass Down complete.

Censored! I want to express an issue... ... that needs to be addressed in the age of digital editions of print media. I purchased this book BEFORE the ensuing lawsuit between Jessie Ventura and the publisher. When I learned of the controversy, I went back to review the passages. Much to my suprise the digital edition had been updated and the passages had been removed. While I understand the legal responsibilty of the publisher to remove these passages in future editions, modifying the content of my purchased copy was WRONG!!!

Not my Hero I was ashamed to learn this guy is not who he says he was. After watching this with my son, along side movies of true hero's like lone survivor, I did some research to show my son that there are extraordinary people and it's not just BS. Unfortunately what I uncovered about Chris was disturbing and broke my heart. I read the book to give it a fair shake and all the points of contention uncovered by my research ruined it for me.

Hyped rubbish. I watched the movie and read this book and although I felt the movie was atypical of Hollywood's perception of life in the army I got what I was expecting. The book however was nothing more than a collection of testosterone fueled repetitive stories. This guy was clearly racist and enjoyed killling. In any other country he would not be hailed as a hero.

Glorifying war is Straight up propaganda. This guy wasn't a hero. None of them should have been over there. This man was insane, literally. That's what war does to people. Or maybe that's who war attracts. Probably the latter. The war sucks and enthusiastic participants suck too. They were defending their homeland from us, the invaders. Don't forget that when you declare these guys heroes.

Semper Fi Chris Kyle is everything the American should be, brave,loyal,trustworthy, courageous,strong,bold, and most of all a patriotic man who served our country the best he could. Semper Fi Mr. Kyle I hope I see you in heaven

The truth as I see it... I was genuinely moved by the movie. It paints Chris Kyle as a noble, honorable and protective sheepdog. A man of character. Then I read the book. The mood and tone were quite a bit different between the two. Honestly, I couldn't get but 2/3 through the book. About a 1/4 in my logic and common sense told me this guy was embellishing the truth,at the very least. It doesn't take much to smell the horse manure when you crack this book open. Always gonna be those who love hearing these tall tales though.

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